KR101943094B1 - Quick cooking device of ramen in ramen vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, disclosed is a quick cooking device of ramen in a ramen vending machine. The present invention enhances the texture of ramen using a pressure vessel to be sealed in the high-pressure condition by cooking fast. The present device comprises: a pressure vessel laid on the bottom of the device for cooking ramen; a pressure head placed on the upper side of the pressure vessel and including an air hole providing hot water and compressed air and a steam emission hole emitting high-pressure steam; and an open and closed cylinder which opens and closes the pressure vessel by elevating the pressure head, wherein the open and closed cylinder is composed of a double-rod cylinder which has a lower rod connected to the pressure head and an upper rod equipped with a locking method which blocks the elevation of the upper rod in one side of the upper rod.

Description

{Quick cooking device of ramen in ramen vending machine}

The present invention relates to a ramen quick cooking apparatus, and more particularly, to a ramen vending machine which can be cooked within a short period of time by ordering ramen, The present invention relates to a quick-cooking apparatus for instant noodles.

Generally, ramen is classified into a cup noodle which is prepared by pouring hot water into a ramen noodle which has already been cooked, a bag noodle which is prepared by adding soup into ramen noodles and boiling water, and adding various seasonings according to taste.

Among such ramen, if the cup noodle is prepared only hot water, it can be easily cooked and consumed in a short time in the outdoor, so that a vending machine capable of automatically selling cup noodles could be developed. In other words, in the case of cup noodles, it is possible to eat only boiling water before processing, so it can be eaten in 2 to 4 minutes by pouring hot water. It could be easily developed as a vending machine.

However, in such a cup, the automatic vending machine is a semi-automatic method in which the user must manually perform the process of injecting the hot water into the container, which is accompanied by inconvenience and inconvenience, and pouring hot water for taste or texture, There is a problem that can not be overcome much if you eat boiled bag. In other words, the cooking method of cup noodles has a disadvantage in that it is remarkably different from the ramen noodles in which the taste and texture of noodles are boiled and consumed in the way that they are eaten by hot water, unlike the case of a bag that is boiled for eating at home.

In recent years, a ramen vending machine capable of providing the same texture as instant noodles, which are automatically cooked and boiled, is being developed.

Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0307102 discloses that "a basket coupled by a support to a chain that is moved by the operation of a transfer motor allows the container to be supplied from a container delivery device while being linearly reciprocating, The rack is engaged with the rack by the rotation of the pinion connected to the elevating motor, and the lid is lowered while the rack is linearly moved, And the water and the soup are supplied to the inside of the container by an amount set by the water supply pipe and the soup supply pipe connected to the lid body, and the heater coupled to the lid body generates heat while being supplied with electric power, After boiling the soup and the water for a predetermined time, the lid is lifted up by the operation of the lift- The upper part of the container is opened and the transporting motor is operated again so that the container and the basket containing the surface can be transported in the direction of the outlet of the body so that the user can take out the automatically boiled ramen, Providing a vending machine ".

This has the problem that it is not possible to significantly reduce the time it takes to fully ramen under atmospheric pressure, although it is possible to boil the water with a heater attached to the lid that covers the container. In case of ramen, cooked at 100 ℃ for a certain time under atmospheric pressure. However, when the bag is boiled for more than 3 minutes, it begins to ripen from the surface of the noodles and slowly rises to the inside of the noodles, so that when the inside is fully cooked, the surface of the noodles starts to spread out.

According to Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2014-0126515, there is provided a ramie taking-out unit for taking out a container containing a ramie loaded in a ramie loading unit one by one, A ramp transfer unit for transferring the container containing the ramen taken out from the ramie taking-out unit to the cooking position, a soup supply unit for supplying the soup into the container in a state where the container containing the ramen is housed in the cooking position, A water supply unit for supplying a proper amount of water to the container containing the ram noodle, a cooking unit including a cooker for cooking the ram noodle into which the water and the soup are introduced, a take-out unit for taking out the user's cooked ram noodle, The apparatus state of the vending machine and the user selection contents by the input unit are displayed in the table A display unit that; and if the if constituted by a control unit which controls the operation or status of the unit, including all the mounting unit provides a vending machine "and has an open bar. This is not a cup noodle, but it offers automatic noodle boiling directly, and the customer has the advantage of choosing a recipe, but it still does not solve the problem that it takes a long time to cook and must be provided within a short time after the order required by the vending machine.

On the other hand, in Korean Patent Laid-open Patent Publication No. 10-2007-0097935 (Oct. 5, 2007), "Special Pressure Pot for Ramen" and Korean Patent No. 10-1325785 (Oct. 30, 2013) "Vacuumable Airtight Pot with Pressure- A structure capable of being cooked using a pressure vessel has been disclosed. However, since the pressure is basically supplied only by the steam pressure generated during cooking, the time required for boiling the ramen is not greatly reduced. This is because, when the pressure vessel is initially heated, the steam pressure is not formed, so it is cooked in a general cooking mode and it is possible to cook at a high pressure within a certain time. Therefore, the cooking time is difficult to shorten and the texture of cooked noodles is limited.

Even if a pressure vessel is used, it is necessary to improve the structure of sealing the pressure vessel in order to prevent pressure leakage.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-1999-025752 (April 6, 1999) Korea Registered Utility Model 20-0187332 (Apr. 17, 2000) "Ramen Feeding Device for Vending Machine" Korea Registered Utility Model 20-0307102 (Feb.28, 2003) "Ramen Vending Machine" Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2014-0126515 (Oct. 31, 201) "Ramen Vending Machine and Control Method Thereof" Korean Patent Laid-open Publication No. 10-2007-0097935 (Oct. 5, 2007) " Korean Patent No. 10-1325785 (Oct. 30, 2013) "Vacuumable airtight pot with lid for easy pressure change"

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a ram noodle, which is improved in texture by rapidly cooking ram noodles under high pressure, The present invention provides a ramen quick cooking apparatus of a ramen vending machine capable of providing a ramen surface.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ram rapid cooking apparatus provided in a ram noodle vending machine, comprising: a pressure vessel for cooking ram noodles with a heater embedded in the bottom; An air hole provided above the pressure vessel for supplying hot water and compressed air, and a steam discharge hole for discharging high-pressure steam; And an opening and closing cylinder for opening and closing the pressure vessel by raising the pressure lid, wherein the opening and closing cylinder is composed of a double rod cylinder, the lower rod is coupled with the pressure lid, A locking means for blocking the rise of the rod can be provided.

Here, the locking means includes a locking supporting frame coupled to an upper portion of the opening / closing cylinder to receive the lifting / lowering of the upper rod, and a locking portion provided at one side of the locking supporting frame to lock / And a locking cam coupled to the rod of the locking cylinder and having a tapered shape on one side and inserted between the upper plate and the upper rod of the locking support frame.

The pressure vessel is provided with a first inclined portion on the side of the inlet which is in close contact with the pressure lid, a step portion on which the pressure lid can be caught is formed at the lower end of the first inclined portion, An additional portion may be formed.

At this time, the inclination angle of the first inclined portion may be 45 ° to 85 °, and the inclination angle of the second inclined portion may be 60 ° to 80 °.

Further, a plurality of the vapor discharge holes are formed, and the high-pressure steam can be gradually discharged while being opened step by step.

Meanwhile, a pushing member can be further provided on the lower surface of the pressure lid so as to press the ram noodle.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, high pressure compressed air can be supplied into the pressure vessel to rapidly cook the ramen under a high pressure, and by using the locking means to completely block leakage of the pressure during cooking, Cooking can be completed within one minute.

Since the steam is gradually discharged after cooking, the pressure lid can be safely opened in a high pressure state to provide a ram noodle.

1 is a front view showing the overall structure of a ramen vending machine.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a ramen quick cooking apparatus of a ramen vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a side view of the present invention shown in Figure 2;
Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the pressure vessel and pressure lid of the present invention
5 is a plan view showing the structure of the pressure lid according to the present invention.
6 is an operating state diagram showing the operation of the locking means of the present invention

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

For a better understanding of the present invention, the description with reference to the drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. In the following description, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the present invention may be unnecessarily blurred.

First, a ramen quick cooking apparatus of a ramen vending machine according to the present invention is installed in a ramen vending machine and is capable of cooking ramen in a pressure vessel in a short time. To understand this, a structure of a ramen vending machine is briefly described with reference to Fig. I will explain.

1 is a front view showing the overall structure of a ramen vending machine.

The vending machine includes a ramen supplying device 100 for supplying the uppermost ramen surface one by one while intermittently raising the ramped ramen surface, and an upper ramen supplying device 100 installed at the top of the ramen supplying device 100, A hot water supply device 300 for supplying hot water and high pressure air to the rapid cooker 400 installed on the ramp transfer device 200, The ram noodle rapid cooking apparatus 400, the ram noodle rapid cooking apparatus 400, and the ram noodle rapid cooking apparatus 400, which are installed on one side of the ram noodle feeder 100 and can transfer ram noodles from the ram noodle transfer apparatus, A ramen container dispenser 500 for supplying the container C to the lower side of the ramp dispenser 400 and a ramen dispenser 600 for delivering the ram noodle cooked in the ram noodle rapid cooking apparatus 400 to the container C By Off, you should work so that the purchaser enter orders from outside are automatically rapid cooking ramen to provide to the purchaser.

2, 3 and 4 together with an understanding of the overall structure of the above-mentioned ram noodle machine will be described with reference to a ram noodle rapid cooking apparatus of a ram noodle machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view showing a ramen quick cooking apparatus of a ramen vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the present invention shown in FIG. And Figure 4 shows a sectional view of the pressure vessel and pressure lid of the present invention.

The ram rapid cooking device may include a pressure vessel 410, a pressure lid 420, an opening and closing cylinder 430, and a locking means 440.

First, the pressure vessel 410 is configured to be cooked when heated by the heater 411 in a state where the ramp, hot water, and compressed air are supplied and accommodated.

The heater 411 may be embedded or embedded in the pressure vessel 410.

Therefore, it may be embedded in the side wall or bottom of the pressure vessel 410, but is preferably buried in the floor. The heater 411 may be an electric heating wire or a heating plate.

The pressure vessel 410 may be made of a light metal material that is resistant to high pressure and has high thermal conductivity, and aluminum can be used. It can also be coated with ceramics on the inner surface.

As shown in the figure, the pressure vessel 410 has a first inclined portion 412 formed on the inner circumferential surface of the inlet and a second inclined portion 413 formed on the lower side thereof. The first inclined portion 412, A step portion 414 is formed between the second inclined portions 413, so that the longitudinal section can be formed as a trapezoid.

Here, the first inclined portion 412 is in contact with the rim of the pressure lid 420 and may be inclined downward. The inclination angle of the first inclined portion 412 may be in a range of 45 ° to 85 °.

That is, when the angle is smaller than 45 degrees, the inclination of the first inclined portion 412 becomes too gentle, and even if the pressure lid is closed, a high pressure is applied to the inside of the container. If the angle is larger than 85 degrees, the inclination of the first inclined portion 412 becomes too sharp and almost vertical, so that the sealing effect is excellent but the pressure lid 420 is difficult to open.

The second inclined portion 413 extends downward from the first inclined portion 412 and is inclined. The inclination angle of the second inclined portion 413 may be in a range of 60 ° to 80 °.

That is, the amount of hot water to be cooked in one ramen is about 500 cc, and ramen is fully immersed in hot water and must be cooked to be cooked evenly.

When the inclination angle of the second inclined portion 413 is smaller than 60 °, the surface of the pressure vessel 410 is not fully immersed if the water level of a predetermined amount is lowered. When the inclination angle of the second inclined portion 413 is greater than 80 °, It is possible to take a ram noodle to be put in.

For reference, in the present invention, the optimal inclination angle of the first inclined portion 412 is 78 ° and the optimal inclination angle of the second inclined portion 413 is 72 ° as a result of various experiments and trial and error.

A step portion 414 is formed between the first inclined portion 412 and the second inclined portion 413 so that the pressure lid 420 is seated while being seated.

On the other hand, a cooking space 415 having a constant inner diameter can be formed on the lower side of the second inclined portion 413. The cross-sectional area of the cooking space 415 has a minimum area so that one ramen can be accommodated.

In addition, a predetermined amount of hot water to be cooked in the cooking space 415, that is, a portion of the ramp that is raised from the bottom of the pressure vessel 410 to the lower end of the second inclined portion 413 occupies the cooking space 415 It can be equal to the water level.

Next, the pressure lid 420 will be described with reference to FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the structure of the pressure lid of the present invention.

The pressure lid 420 can be opened and closed while being lifted and lowered from the pressure vessel 410 to seal the pressure vessel 410 while being cooked at a high pressure.

An air hole 421 for supplying hot water and compressed air at the same time is formed on the upper surface of the pressure lid 420. The air hole 421 is connected to the high-pressure hot water supply device 300 installed in the ramp vending machine and is provided with a check valve (not shown) so that hot water and compressed air can be freely injected. The steam can be blocked from leaking.

A steam discharge hole 422 is formed on the upper surface of the pressure lid 420 to discharge high-pressure steam. The steam discharge hole 422 is a passage for discharging the high-pressure steam inside the pressure vessel to the outside when cooking is completed, if it is at a high pressure.

Therefore, the steam discharging hole 422 may be closed when cooking is performed if a separate on-off valve (not shown) is provided, and may be controlled to be opened for discharging steam upon completion of cooking.

At this time, one or more steam discharge holes 422 may be provided.

Namely, the vending machine of ramen can not be consumed much time to discharge the steam because it needs to cook the ramen within a short time. However, if the inner diameter of the steam discharge hole 422 is made too large to quickly discharge the steam in a short period of time, a large noise may be generated when the opening / closing valve is opened, and the ramen inside the pressure vessel 410 may be scattered.

Accordingly, in the present invention, a plurality of the vapor discharge holes 422 may be opened to open the steam discharge holes 422 step by step.

For this purpose, three to four discharge holes, such as a first steam discharge hole 422a, a second steam discharge hole 422b, a third steam discharge hole 422, and a fourth steam discharge hole 422, , This problem is solved.

Further, an auxiliary vapor discharge hole 422 having a diameter larger than that of the steam discharge hole 422 may be additionally formed. That is, when the pressure inside the pressure vessel 410 is gradually decreased through the relatively small-diameter steam discharge hole 422 and the auxiliary vapor discharge hole 422 having a relatively large diameter is opened, the steam is rapidly discharged It is possible to obtain an effect of discharging.

The pressure lid 420 may further include a gauge mounting hole 424 through which a gauge for measuring a pressure inside the pressure vessel 410 can be installed.

The lower edge of the pressure lid 420 may have a shape corresponding to the inlet side of the pressure vessel 410.

That is, a sealing slope 425 is formed on the lower edge of the pressure lid 420 so as to be in close contact with the first slope 412, and the sealing slope 425 is provided with an O- The same sealing member 428 may be further provided.

At this time, the closed inclined portion 425 is also formed to correspond to the inclination angle of the first inclined portion 412.

The pressure lid 420 is made of a material which can withstand high pressure like the pressure vessel 410.

Preferably, a pushing member 426 is provided on the lower surface of the pressure lid 420 to press the ramp in the pressure vessel 410.

The pushing member 426 functions to press the ramen floating in the hot water so as to be immersed in the hot water.

The pushing member 426 may have a width and a cross-section so as to press the ramp surface, and may have a flat plate shape, but have a constant thickness. This is to ensure that the noodle is loosened while being cooked so that it does not come into contact with the pushing member 426.

Therefore, the pushing member 426 is not completely immersed in water when the ramn surface is pressed, but is partially locked.

The support member 427 can be used to fix the pushing member 426 to the pressure lid 420. [

Next, the opening / closing cylinder 430 for moving the pressure lid 420 up and down will be described.

The opening and closing cylinder 430 can be a double rod cylinder, and both rod cylinders are formed on both sides of the cylinder so that bidirectional driving is possible.

The opening / closing cylinder 430 is installed vertically above the pressure lid and the pressure lid 420 is coupled to the lower rod 431. One or more fastening tabs 420a may be formed on the pressure lid for engagement.

Also, the pressure lid 420 may be directly coupled to the lower rod 431, but a separate insulating member 433 may be interposed between the lower rod 431 and the pressure lid 420.

The insulating member 433 may be in the form of a block, and may be made of a synthetic resin material such as Teflon, which has high strength and can block heat transfer. This prevents heat from being transferred from the pressure cap 420 to the opening and closing cylinder 430.

Accordingly, as the lower rod 431 of the opening / closing cylinder 430 moves upward and downward, the pressure lid 420 can open or close the pressure vessel 410.

Even if the pressure vessel 410 is sealed by the pressure cap 420 by driving the opening and closing cylinder 430, if a high pressure is applied to the inside of the pressure vessel 410, Can become too large and crowded. This causes the pressure lid 420 to be partially opened, excessive pressure is leaked, or excessive power is consumed to increase the driving force of the opening / closing cylinder 430. [

A locking means 440 is further provided on the upper rod 432 side of the opening and closing cylinder 430 to block the rising of the upper rod 432 by pressure, Is opened to prevent the pressure from leaking.

Specifically, the locking means 440 may include a locking support frame 441, a locking cylinder 442, and a locking cam 443, as shown in FIG.

The locking support frame 441 may have a rectangular skeleton formed of a plurality of plates. A lower plate 441b is coupled to an upper surface of the opening and closing cylinder 430 and an upper plate 441a is disposed spaced apart from the lower plate 441b and the upper plate 441a and the lower plate 441b, The side plate 441c may be coupled to both sides of the side plate 441c.

At this time, the upper and lower plates are respectively provided with a rod hole h1 through which the upper rod 432 can pass. A locking cylinder 442 is coupled to one of the side plates 441c and a cam hole h2 through which the locking cam 443 can pass is formed.

A locking cam 443 is coupled to the rod of the locking cylinder 442.

The locking cam 443 may be a bar or a flat plate as shown, and a wedge surface 443a is formed on the lower surface of the locking cam 443.

When the rod of the locking cylinder 442 advances, the locking cam 443 passes through the cam hole and is brought close to the upper rod 432, and the upper plate 431a and the upper rod 432 . At this time, the upper surface of the locking cam 443 advances as if it is in close contact with the lower surface of the upper plate 441a with almost no gap, and the wedge surface 443a of the locking cam 443 contacts the upper rod 432 While pushing the upper rod 432 downward.

Due to this structure, as the locking cam 443 advances, the upper rod 432 is pressed downward by the wedge action of the wedge surface 443a, so that the pressure lid 420 is kept pressed .

Therefore, even if a high pressure is applied to the pressure vessel 410, the pressure lid 420 is not opened.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention will be briefly described with reference to FIG. 6 is an operational state diagram showing the operation of the locking means of the present invention. (a) shows a state before the locking means is operated, and (b) shows a state in which the locking means is operated.

The ram noodle transferred by the ram noodle transfer device 200 is discharged into the pressure vessel 410 and the soup can be discharged by a separate sour supply device (not shown). Alternatively, the soup may be supplied with the hot water in a premixed state in the hot water.

Then, the opening and closing cylinder 430 is driven to lower the lower rod 431 to close the pressure lid 420.

At this time, a certain gap for locking is formed between the upper rod 432 of the opening / closing cylinder 430 and the upper plate 441a of the locking supporting frame 441. [

When the rod of the locking cylinder 442 is fully charged, the locking cam 443 passes through the cam hole h2 to move the upper plate 441a and the upper rod 432, Respectively. When the locking cam 443 further advances, the wedge surface 443a pushes the end of the upper rod 432 and presses the upper rod 432, so that the upper rod 432 is prevented from rising.

Hot water and compressed air are supplied from the high-pressure hot water supply device 300 to the inside of the pressure vessel 410 through the air hole 421. The hot water is supplied in a predetermined amount so that one of the hot water can be cooked, and the compressed air is supplied by compressed air, so that the compressed air can be supplied at about 2 to 3 atmospheres.

At this time, even if a high pressure is applied to the pressure vessel 410, the locking means 440 does not open the pressure lid at all or cause no gap.

When the supply of hot water and compressed air is completed, the heater 411 of the pressure vessel 410 is heated to cook the ramen under a high pressure.

As described above, since the pressure inside the pressure vessel 410 is kept at a high level, water is boiled at a high temperature of 100 ° C or more. Therefore, more heat is applied at 100 ° C under atmospheric pressure, It can be cooked in the minute.

When the cooking of the ramen is completed, the steam discharge hole 422 is opened, and the valves are opened in order from the first to fourth valves.

When the steam is exhausted, the locking cylinder 442 is driven to move the rod backward, so that the locking cam 443 is disengaged and the locking is released. Thereafter, the opening and closing cylinder 430 is driven to raise the lower rod 431, and the pressure cap 420 is opened.

Finally, the operation of the ramen delivery device 600 causes the pressure vessel 410 to be dispensed to the ramen container C which is cooked while being tilted and the soup is waiting on the lower side.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention may be embodied in many other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the scope of the appended claims, as well as the appended claims.

400: Rapid Cooking Machine
410: pressure vessel 411: heater
412: first inclined portion 413: second inclined portion
414: stage jaw 415: cooking space
420: pressure lid 421: air hole
422: Vapor discharge hole 422a: First vapor discharge hole
422b: second vapor discharge hole 422c: third vapor discharge hole
422d: fourth steam discharge hole 423: auxiliary steam discharge hole
424: Gauge mounting hole 425: Seal slope part
426: pushing member 427: supporting member
430: opening / closing cylinder 431:
432: upper rod 433: insulating member
440: Locking means 441: Locking support frame
441a: upper plate 441b: lower support plate
441c: side plate 442: locking cylinder
443: Locking cam 443a: Wedge face
100: Ramen feeding device 200: Ramen feeding device
300: high-pressure hot water supply device 500:
600: If the distribution device
R: Ramen C: Ramen container

Claims (7)

In a ramen quick cooking apparatus installed in a vending machine,
A pressure vessel for cooking a ramen with a heater embedded in the floor;
A pressure lid provided on the upper side of the pressure vessel and connected to the high pressure hot water supply device to form an air hole into which hot water and compressed air are injected and a steam discharge hole through which high pressure steam is discharged; And
An opening / closing cylinder made of a double rod cylinder, the lower rod being engaged with the pressure lid to lift and lower the pressure lid to open and close;
A locking cylinder which is coupled to an upper portion of the opening / closing cylinder and receives lift of the upper rod, a locking cylinder provided at one side of the locking supporting frame to advance and retract the rod to the inside of the locking supporting frame, And a locking cam which has a tapered shape on one side and is inserted between an upper plate of the locking support frame and an upper rod of the opening and closing cylinder, Wherein the instant cooker is a ram noodle vending machine. delete The method according to claim 1,
The pressure vessel includes:
Wherein a first inclined portion is formed on the inlet side in close contact with the pressure lid, a stepped portion capable of engaging with the pressure cap is formed at a lower end of the first inclined portion, and a second inclined portion is formed downwardly from the stepped portion. Ramen rapid cooking device of ramen vending machine. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the inclination angle of the first inclined portion is 45 ° to 85 °. The method of claim 3,
And the inclination angle of the second inclined portion is 60 ° to 80 °. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein a plurality of the steam discharge holes are formed, and the high-pressure steam is gradually discharged while being opened step by step. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the pressure lid further comprises a pushing member capable of pressing the ramp on the lower surface of the pressure lid.

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